Forever

Chapter 1

I am on my way to London. I moved there to study culture and communications. I come from a small town in Florida called Niceville. It's by the beach and the sun is always out. I miss my family so much. I have 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Big family I know. My mom is a single mom but ever since dad died we've been going strong on what he gave us. I have a twin. Gosh I wish she was here right now. She's my best friend. She stayed behind to take care of mom. All of us kids were growing up so fast. My sister is the youngest she's 15. Soon to be going off to college just like the rest of us.  

"Good afternoon everyone. It is a cool 54 degrees in London England. We will be landing shortly, so buckle up and enjoy the rest of your flight." Says the flight attendant. 

I open my laptop to type my first log. I like to type logs so that I can read them later on in my adventure.

-First log-

LOG 1 1:35pm

Well I'm almost to London. I'm very nervous to be so far away from home. Can you imagine what I might see there? I bet it's beautiful. It's quite chilly compared to Florida. Maybe I can meet new friends. Let's hope. This is my first time out of the country on my own. I used to visit Ireland all the time with my mom and dad. They used to take trips with each of the kids individually so that we could have our alone time with them. Ireland was my favorite place. The others would pick Disney World or California or New York. But I wanted an experience. I guess that's why I'm studying communications. I love to interact. Well plane's about to land. Got to turn this thing off.

Regan.

I hear the landing gear start to come out of the plane. Seatbelt sign is flashing and people rushing to get to their seats. I put the laptop away and push it under my seat and push the tray table up. I hear a baby start to cry and the father trying to sooth it. I wish dad was still here. He was my idol and the best dad you could have. I glance out the window to see the runway come closer. About a minute later we land and everyone starts rushing to get up. Dad always told me to wait so you don't get pushed while trying to get your stuff. I wait patiently for the crowd to clear. And get my stuff. I walk toward the cab line and see people running toward family and I just pass them. I try to ignore every happy family because it starts to make me emotional. I wait for an available cab to come and take me to my location. 

"Where to?" Asked the cab driver. He had a very deep British accent. 

"Umh. London University." 

"Ah. American. Starting College soon?" 

"Yea. In about a month. I just need to find a good apartment place." 

"If you want to fit in call it a flat. You'll seem like a local. How about I take you to a good flat facility I know. My daughter is in college and stays there. Maybe you could be friends." 

Should I really trust a cab driver? 

"Sure." I say with a smile. 

"The good thing about it is, it's right by the airport and the Uni. You should be all set." 

We pull up to what seems like a very prestigious flat area.  

"Wow. Umh. Is this expensive?" 

"Ha! Hardly. I'm a cheap guy. It's brand new. You'll get the foreign discount also. It's about 150 a month." 

-AN: IM GOING TO JUST SAY IT IN AMERICAN MONEY BECAUSE. WELL IM AMERICAN.- 

We pull up to the office area and the cab driver takes my bags to the door. 

"I never caught your name sir." I asked. 

"David." 

"Thank you David. Here's your money." 

"Nah. Keep it. You could use it. I'll call my daughter down and introduce you two. Then I got to go." 

David picks up his phone and calls his daughter. A tall gorgeous girl comes out of the building and runs up to hug me. 

"Hi! I'm Amber!" 

"Hi. I'm Regan." I say with a smile. 

"Come on follow me. You can stay with me until you can rent your own flat." 

"Oh it's alright I can buy one now. Thanks though, maybe you can help me check in?" 

"Sure! I can get you the flat across the street from mine."  

"Well alright." 

We go in to the office and I end up with the lux flat with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bath. Even though I don't need it. It will be helpful when family come up to visit. I thank Amber and call my family to say that I arrived safely.  

"Hello?" Answers my mom. 

"Hey mom!" 

"REGAN! HONEY! Did you make it ok? Did you find an apartment?" 

"I'm alright. And I ended up with the biggest flat there. So plenty of room for the family." 

"That's great to hear! We all miss you very much especially Rebecca." 

Rebecca was my twin sister. 

"I miss her too! Tell her that!" 

"I sure will honey." 

"I miss you mom. It's so weird to be alone." 

"Oh I miss you too Reg. Becca says she loves you. Maybe when she trusts me to be alone she'll come over to London." 

"I hope. I can't do this without her."  

"I know. I got to go. Sam is sick and needs her medicine." 

"Alright. Tell Sam to feel better. And tell everyone I miss them and I will talk to them later." 

I hang up the phone and hang clothes in my closet. I realize I have nothing. No bed, car, food, anything. I'll go to Amber's and see if I can spend the night till I have everything set up. I walk over to Ambers and knock on her door.  

"I knew you would be coming back. You don't have anything yet do you?" 

"No...." I laugh. 

"It's alright. Tomorrow you and I can go car and furniture shopping." 

"Sounds good to me." 

For the rest of the night we watch Netflix and talk about what we did before we even met. I pull out my laptop and start to type another log.....

LOG 2 12:26pm

Jetlag sure is getting at me. I am so tired but I want to get used to the time. So I've decided to stay up until I pass out. I met this girl Amber at the flats that I live at. She is really nice and is helping my settle in. We're going car shopping tomorrow so at least I can start and get off on a good foot. Alright I think I may just pass out any minute now. Goodnight. Hope to type tomorrow.

Regan.

I put the MacBook away walk to the bathroom to brush my teeth and go to bed. So far I like London. Maybe it won't be so bad.